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Archbishop William E. Lori was among those congratulating Timothy Trainor Oct. 23, when he was inaugurated as the 26th president of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg. (Courtesy Mary Kate Battles/ Mount St. Mary's University)

New Mount president acknowledges its history, his own at West Point

Mary K. Tilghman
October 24, 2017
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Trainor pledged a campus where everyone will be treated with dignity and respect and an environment free of sexual assault and harassment.

Sister Kathleen Schipani, director of the Office for Persons with Disabilities and the Deaf Apostolate at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is pictured during an interview in Rome Oct. 20. Her office is launching the "Religious Signs for Families" app to help deaf children and their family members learn prayers in American Sign Language. It will be available in early November in Apple's App Store and Google Play. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Signs of the Spirit: App teaches blessings, how to pray in ASL

Carol Glatz
October 20, 2017
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When a child is born deaf into a hearing family, they shouldn’t have to miss out on learning Catholic prayers or religious terms as they learn American Sign Language.

The death chamber table is seen in 2010 at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Pope Francis' recent statement that the death penalty is incompatible with the Gospel is viewed by some as a development of doctrine and by others as a departure from church teaching. (CNS photo/courtesy Jenevieve Robbins, Texas Department of Criminal Justice handout via Reuters)

Pope’s pro-life challenge: Respect all life, oppose death penalty

Cindy Wooden
October 20, 2017
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ANALYSIS: Pope Francis’ recent statement on the death penalty focused less on the government’s role and more on the need to defend the dignity of human life.

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